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Antares family

Antares 130

RetiredUnited StatesOrbital Sciences CorporationSpec: 130

Antares known during early development as Taurus II, is an expendable launch system developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now part of Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems after Northrop Grumman acquired Orbital ATK) and the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau to launch the Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of NASA's COTS and CRS programs. Able to launch payloads heavier than 5,000 kg (11,000 lb) into low-Earth orbit, Antares is the largest rocket operated by Orbital ATK. Antares launches from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport and made its inaugural flight on April 21, 2013.

Flights flown1
Success rate0%0/1
Payload to LEO5,100kg
Maiden flight2014-10-28
Peak year20141 flight

Antares 130 is built by Orbital Sciences Corporation of the United States. Company background, funding, contracts and news for this operator are tracked on Space Index. It first flew on 28 October 2014 and last flew on 28 October 2014.

Flight record

1 records
0% success rate0 of 1 flown · 1 failed
First flight2014-10-28
Latest flight2014-10-28
Failures1
Consecutive successes0

Payload

Per mission profile
Low Earth orbit5,100kg

Vehicle

130 spec
Stages2
Length41.9m
Diameter3.9m
Launch mass286t
Liftoff thrust3,265kN
Maiden flight2014-10-28
ReusableNo

Pads used

1 pad
Launch Area 0 A1

Orbits delivered

1 orbit
Low Earth Orbit1

Launch history

1 launches
DateMissionPadOrbitOutcome
2014-10-28Antares 130 | Cygnus CRS Orb-3 (S.S. Deke Slayton)Launch Area 0 ALow Earth OrbitFailure

Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.

Further reading: Wikipedia · Operator page

Fewer than three recorded flights, so this page is marked noindex. It is here for completeness, not for search.